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Sixth Nerve Palsy in Pregnancy Due to Occult Intracavernous Meningioma Michele Todman, MD Marjorie Murphy, MD June 18, 2010
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Results Case 1 Figure 1: Unenhanced brain MRI of case 1 with coronal T1 image (left), and axial T2 with special attention to the cavenous sinus image (right). Arrows show right intracavernous meningioma. Figure 1: Unenhanced brain MRI of case 1 with coronal T1 image (left), and axial T2 with special attention to the cavenous sinus image (right).  17mm(AP) x 14mm(T) x 13mm(CC)
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  • 1. Sixth Nerve Palsy in Pregnancy Due to Occult Intracavernous Meningioma Michele Todman, MD Marjorie Murphy, MD June 18, 2010
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  • 7. Results Case 1 Figure 1: Unenhanced brain MRI of case 1 with coronal T1 image (left), and axial T2 with special attention to the cavenous sinus image (right). Arrows show right intracavernous meningioma. Figure 1: Unenhanced brain MRI of case 1 with coronal T1 image (left), and axial T2 with special attention to the cavenous sinus image (right). 17mm(AP) x 14mm(T) x 13mm(CC)
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  • 10. Results Case 2 Figure 2: Gadolinium-enhanced brain MRI of case 2 with coronal T1 image (left) and axial T1(right) both with special attention to the cavernous sinus. 10mm(AP) x 12mm(T) x10mm(CC)
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Editor's Notes

  1. Presented at NANOS in Arizona this year. Thanks..
  2. Bullet 3-Meningiomas have estrogen and progesterone receptors Bullet 4-There has only been one good prospective study on gadolinium in the pregnant patient and its’ safety to the fetus. This study only had 26 patients and eventhough it showed no adverse effect on pregnancy and neonatal outcome, the study was too small to put into practice and contrast is generally avoided.
  3. ?’s or thoughts? Thought about the 6 th nerve course and the fact that the cavernous sinus is such a small space and that meningiomas may grow in pregnancy because of their estrogen and progesterone receptors and chose to re-review the imaging. It is generally a good idea to review your own scans.
  4. Coronal cut. Cavernous sinus in cross section which is blue. Cross section of intracavernous carotid artery, pituitary, chiasm, 3 rd , 4 th and 5 th CN along wall but 6 th adjacent the carotid. Describe scans
  5. presented 10 years prior.
  6. Both scans with attention to the cavernous sinus with contrast. Point of this second case is to illustrate how helpful gadolinium is in making the diagnosis especially if you compare that to the other cases images. Also to highlight again how these tumors are very small and can be easily missed on imaging if one doesn’t have a high index of suspicion. The original scan which is no longer available was reviewed but in a 34 y/o woman with sixth nerve palsy the leading diagnosis in the differential was MS at the time. Especially since she presented prior to her pregnancy and this was 10 years prior to the other case.
  7. Discuss how surgery is difficult to perform in such a small space. And anti estrogen and progesterone agents have not been shown to work. Detail that Gamma knife is generally the treatment of choice for intracavernous lesions. A study in 2000 with 80 patient showed that after GK the tumor was stabilized in 51 pts, shrunk in 25 pts and enlarged in 4 pts. Of patients who presented with ophthalmoparesis 43% improved or recovered.